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Patience is a virtue: Parking situation on Clark PBLs between Montrose and Berteau is a hassle right now, but will soon improve

It appears that in the future we can expect 3-D infrastructure, not just paint, any time CDOT says they're installing protected bike lanes.

November 28, 2023

A look at WGN’s new report, in which uninformed people claim the Augusta protected lanes are dangerous

What was the point of including interviews with critics of the PBLs who didn't really know what they were talking about?

November 16, 2023

The Clark PBLs and bus boarding islands between Irving Park and Montrose are progressing nicely

When Streetsblog stopped by on Monday, a northbound concrete raised bike lane on the east side of Clark, along with new bus infrastructure, was partially complete

November 8, 2023

Will complaints from drivers result in “changes to the design” of the beloved Augusta protected bike lanes?

Unsurprisingly, some folks who who drive aren't happy with the changes, which make it harder to illegally park or travel dangerously fast.

November 8, 2023

Cool New York City transportation stuff I’d love to see in Chicago

My Streetsblog NYC colleagues may insist I've got a rose-colored viewpoint, but during a visit to New York, I was impressed by the current state of transit, biking, and more.

November 5, 2023

Eyes on the Street: Milwaukee Avenue protected lanes are taking shape in Bucktown

Streetsblog's Steven Vance checked out the latest developments on Milwaukee earlier this week.

October 27, 2023

Check it out: Now it’s safer to get on and off the 312 RiverRun from Belmont Avenue

One of the coolest new things on the on-street route is the treatment of Belmont near and over the Chicago River, by the southern trailhead of the north-south path.

September 19, 2023

Thanks to lobbying by advocates, CDOT boosts the PBL mileage for Lincoln Avenue Streetscape

Granted, CDOT originally only planned to build a single block of bike lanes, but a little over half a mile is still an improvement.

September 18, 2023

39th Ward PB election funds a half mile of protected bike lanes on Montrose between Pulaski and Kostner in Irving Park

It's not a bad location for protected lanes since this part of Montrose, a mostly two-lane street, connects with Elston Avenue, a diagonal crosstown cycling route.

August 19, 2023